Jeff Bezos says AI could enable a three-day workweek

Jeff Bezos predicts AI-driven productivity gains could allow some people to work only three days a week while still supporting their families, a shift he believes will not lead to job cuts. Speaking on Fox News, Bezos disagreed with experts forecasting AI-driven job losses, arguing that workers could instead tackle new problems with fewer hours. He also suggested two-income households might eventually rely on one earner, citing AI's potential to boost productivity. Bezos attributed Amazon's roughly 30,000 corporate job reductions since late last year to pandemic-era overhiring, not AI. He acknowledged understandable automation fears, while his AI company Prometheus aims to build an "artificial general engineer" and generate double-digit productivity gains.